Create a Metric

Learn how to create a metric in Confidence.

A metric is an aggregation of a measurement across instances of an entity.

Create a Metric

1. Go to Confidence
2. Select Metrics on the left sidebar
3. Click + Create
4. Input the name and description

   Input the name of the metric and optionally a description.

5. Select metric type

   Select whether you want to create a consumption, conversin or click-through rate metric. Select average/share or ratio metric if you want full customization.

6. Select the fact table

   Select the fact table that has the measurements you want for your metric.

7. Configure the metric type

   For average metrics, select how you want to aggregate data within units. See the average metrics section for different types of aggregations.

   For ratio metrics, select the numerator and denominator for the ratio. See the ratio metrics section for more information about the different options available.

8. Configure time window

   Select the time window to decide how to aggregate the data over time.

9. Suggest usage

   Set a preferred direction and effect size (MDE or NIM) for the metric. These appear as defaults for your metric, but users can override them.

10. Review and create

To create metrics via the API, see Create Metrics in the API how-to guides.

Related Resources

Validate Metrics

Verify your metric is calculating correctly

Metrics Reference

Deep dive into metric types and configuration

Create Fact Tables

Set up the data source for your metrics

Launch an A/B Test

Use your metrics to measure experiments